You can purchase tickets online to thousands of destinations. By filling in your destination and preferred date of travel into the search field, you can buy tickets online quickly and easily. Tickets can be booked for groups of up to 9 people to destinations in The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, France and England (London). The remaining destinations maintain a maximum of 5 people. There is a maximum of 5 people on an online reservation. Is your destination not listed? Then book your ticket via NS Customer Service 030-2300023.
Prices depend on the time of booking, degree of flexibility and the time of travel.
We offer different rates, with the lowest rates often limited. If the cheapest tickets are sold out, the "stock" will automatically sell slightly more expensive tickets.
The price can also depend on the degree of flexibility, just like in aviation: if you want to be able to change or cancel your ticket later, you pay a little more. And: the busier the train, the more expensive the tickets will be. So be quick and book your train ticket as early as possible. You will then have the best chance of getting the lowest prices.
The costs of booking an international train ticket online is also lower because you don't have to pay a booking fee.
To ensure secure payment, all our Internet payments run via a secure connection with our payment provider. We don't have access to your credit card details.
Online tickets can be purchased in two ways:
With these tips you can always book the lowest rate:
If your booking is for more than one person, you'll be sitting next to each other most of the time. Only when the train is very full, this may not be possible. If you would like to check your assigned seats, you can take a look at the seating plan for the train you booked.
Tickets purchased online or by telephone can be cancelled online. Other bookings can be cancelled by telephone, or, if purchased at a travel agency, via the original outlet. And only if the ticket rate conditions allow for this.
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When making an international trip, you can use a mobile ticket and won't need to bring a hard-copy ticket with you. With a mobile ticket, you also won't need to check in or out when you've booked a ticket from the station that you board the train.
For practically all train tickets that you can purchase online, you are given the option of printing your ticket at home yourself. That's great if you're travelling today or tomorrow. With your printed ticket, you can open the gates at the station. Homeprint tickets can be purchased with any station in the Netherlands as the departure station.
Please note: You must be able to show identification when your ticket is checked on board the train.
More information about homeprint tickets
Would you like to have your tickets printed? You can print your tickets at an NS International desk for € 5. Check the Service offices opening hours.